My ratio of posts to likes is quite low, and I don't know what to do, because I'm a n00b.

[1niltothe]

As the title says really.

This forum has really helped me out over the last year or two, and mostly I come on here to ask for advice.

I feel like I'm a n00b who doesn't have much to offer compared to the proper members, and so I don't really think about hanging out giving people advice or contributing to discussions.

Maybe it's fine, I was wondering if anyone had any tips, like how someone with quite limited knowledge of audio things could be useful around here, etc.

 

[Purité Audio]

I feel exactly the same way, I just keep reading articles that are of interest, and of course you can contribute financially to the running of the forum.
Keith

 

[MaxwellsEq]

Perhaps write down a list of things you would like to know more about. Place them in order of relevance to you. Then use search to find answers. If what you see isn't sufficiently clear, ask a question about it. Thank anyone who responds, be polite and avoid J.A.Q behaviour. After a while you may find you can help new members by using what you have learned.

 

[Talisman]

I guarantee you that the post/like ratio has no correlation with competence or usefulness, it simply depends on how you stand on certain issues or on the type of answers you give but not on the quality of what you say, I have a good ratio of almost 3 likes per post but they are among the least competent on this site where you can instead find audio experts and luminaries

 

[Svend P]

Post funny memes in the jokes thread and your likes will skyrocket

 

[Chester]

Don’t worry about it.

 

[JayGilb]

The less you care about your “likes” the more you will care about the things that are really important.

 

[007Shorty]

Your avatar looks three-dimensional. It sticks out a little from my screen. Fascinating.

Maybe it's fine, I was wondering if anyone had any tips, like how someone with quite limited knowledge of audio things could be useful around here, etc.

Scroll down to Music and Movie Discussion and Reviews and Other Areas of Interest in the forum overview. You are needed there.

 

[dasdoing]

Likes are as useful in your life as your momma telling you you are beautiful.

 

[PatentLawyer]

Likes are not important. But as others noted, a small donation to the forum will surely be appreciated by our host and signals (IMHO) at least some degree of good citizenship.

Read, learn, ask questions, contribute what you can. Have fun and be nice. That's a recipe for success.

 

[Westsounds]

As you can see, this man has a good system, and the ratio seems to work!

As the great poet John Lydgate once said once said - “You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.”

 

[mhardy6647]

Post funny memes in the jokes thread and your likes will skyrocket

Yup.

This isn't a "like"-intensive place.
Knowledge and a good attitude go far here.
I lack both, so I post lots of humor.

 

[JeremyFife]

Be nice to the Noobs

Read, listen, learn and enjoy. Ask questions. Don't worry about 'likes'

 

[JeffS7444]

IMO, if you feel like one of the smartest people in the room, you aren't challenging yourself! Everyone's a dumb@ss in some ways.

Some of my most-liked posts are also the most trivial; they just happened to reflect popular sentiment, and were posted before anyone else shared similar thoughts.

 

[Esprit]

I'm ignorant and I don't even know English but this forum, after having frequented dozens of them, is the only one where I feel at ease.
Are there topics and discussions that are beyond my expertise? I skip them.
Are there any product topics and discussions that interest me? I follow the thread and ask questions.
To date I have never encountered arrogance but only education and competence.
I believe the forum deserves my little contribution and the users I read deserve my "like".

 

[kemmler3D]

I have a decent like / post ratio, and I also had a lot of Karma on reddit, to the point that I was one of the "lucky" few to be offered IPO shares. Honestly, more a mark of shame and wasted time, but at least I know what I'm talking about.

You should not concern yourself with likes. The number doesn't necessarily correlate with the quality or usefulness of your interactions here. Chasing likes is like becoming greedy for play money. However, if you want to get more likes anyway, here's how.

Best way:

Post a genuinely interesting and useful NEW thread. The first message in a new, popular thread often gets dozens of likes. This is also helpful to the community. If you want to boost your numbers, find a way to create legit content for ASR readers. You can get 100 or more likes for a really good post.

Other ways:

1. Post an interesting comment on the first page of one of Amir's reviews. These threads get a lot of traffic (and continue to for years after they're posted) so you have more opportunities to get likes over time.
2. Watch the new threads feed closely, and post the first answer to new users' questions. People will enter the thread and instead of repeating your answer, just confirm it by hitting like.
   
   You will tend to get a couple likes for a good answer to a basic question, you can get a lot of likes for spicy (but correct) answers to trolling questions. NB: Give new users the benefit of a doubt! Many people are misinformed, not trolls!
   
   
3. Post funny replies to things in general. Adding a silly GIF as a reply to a questionable comment usually gets a few likes.
4. Don't post super long comments, nobody reads the whole thing. People generally use likes to express agreement, but they can't agree if they never manage to grasp your point.
5. Try to post at the tops of pages, since a lot of people will just skip to the last page of a thread, your comment will have less time to gather views (and likes) if you post at the end of a page.

 

[Basic Channel]

1. Post funny replies to things in general. Adding a silly GIF as a reply to a questionable comment usually gets a few likes.
2. Don't post super long comments, nobody reads the whole thing. People generally use likes to express agreement, but they can't agree if they never manage to grasp your point

I have liked your unfunny and long post, and will get around reading it in full later.

 

[Tell]

Likes are as useful in your life as your momma telling you you are beautiful.

Now that's a post worthy of a like! Enjoy!

 

[Berwhale]

A lot of questions get asked multiple times on ASR. You can often earn 'free likes' and gain some 'posting confidence' just by doing a bit of crowd control and redirecting people to previous posts or threads where their question or topic has been dealt with before. This helps...

The person who asked the question, by pointing them to the answer.
Yourself, by reinforcing what you learned from reading previous posts.
And the forum, by minimizing the rehash of the same discussions over and over again.

*edit* Ooh! My 4,000 post on ASR

 

[Timcognito]

Maintaining a 4:1 likes to posts is only possible at A Call For Humor thread for me as my considerable knowledge of audio pales to many members here. And my mom did say I was good looking. Stay away arguments and admit it when uncertain and get shown you are wrong about what you are posting.